The following guidelines are taken from Mr. Wildboer's wiki...taken verbatim because I think they are perfect reminders to how to ensure you leave positive digital footprints.

Guidelines

These are guidelines to keep in mind whenever editing or commenting the wiki.

Thou shalt add value. If you're editing, make sure you are improving what already existed on the page. If you create a page, make sure it's something that might be useful for others. If you're leaving comments they shouldn't be personal attacks. You can disagree with comments and challenge the thoughts of others, but don't go after the individual. Instead explain your position and why you disagree.

Remember thy manners. This site can be viewed by anyone, anywhere- including parents, classmates, or anyone else with an internet connection. Anyone can also view every change made (even if you go back and re-edit). This is a great feature (you won't lose info even if your computer crashes!), but could cause problems if you're writing first & thinking second.

Punctuate. Spell. Capitalize. You won't necessarily be graded on punctuation and grammar, but that's no excuse to have no punctuation or type everything as one lower-case run-on sentence. Remember that others can view this work and it should reflect your best effort.

Cite thy sources. If you got information from another website, book, or magazine, be sure you provide a link to that website or mention you got it from the book or magazine (even if you've put the information into your own words). Unless you actually took the picture yourself, be sure to at least provide a link back to where you found the picture.

Use thine own words. Never copy directly from a source. Be sure you put the information into words in a way that makes sense to you. Simply copying and pasting doesn't show that you understand the information.

Portfolio directions

Create a new page by adding a link: On your home page, type your name and your subject that you creating a page for (example: Mrs. Wester Science). Highlight the words and click on the link in the toolbar. Put a check mark in the new window. Save your work and go to the new page.

Upload files: To upload a file, be sure to save it with your name in the file (i.e. Mrs. Wester Science Reflection). Save it to the most universal format. For Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) this means save it as a 2003 format. Click on file in the toolbar. Browse for your file. Upload it. Then select it. Your file will now be attached to your wikipage.